Place:List of World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Bardejov

Banská Štiavnica

Spiš Castle

Beech forests

Vlkolínec

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Locations of World Heritage Sites in Slovakia. Blue dots mark the Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area. Grey dots mark the sites of the Slovak Karst.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Slovakia ratified the convention on 31 March 1993 , making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.

First three sites in Slovakia were added to the list, with more to follow. As of 2019, Slovakia has seven sites inscribed on the list and a further 14 on the tentative list. There are two World Heritage Sites that are shared with other countries: the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst with Hungary and the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe with 11 other European countries. Both of these shared sites are natural while the other five are cultural sites.

World Heritage Sites

UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.

  * Transnational site

Site	Image	Location	Year listed	UNESCO data	Description
Bardejov		Bardejov, Bardejov District, Prešov Region	Cultural: (iii), (iv)	2000
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst*		Rožňava and Spišská Nová Ves Districts, Košice Region	1995	Natural: (vii)
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity		Banská Štiavnica and Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region [ ⚑ ] 48°27′40″N 18°54′0″E	Cultural: (iv), (v)	1993
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments		Prešov and Košice Regions	1993
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe*		Prešov Region	Natural: (ix)	2007
Vlkolínec		Ružomberok District, Žilina Region	Cultural: (iv), (v)	1993
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area		Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina and Prešov Regions [ ⚑ ] 49°20′10″N 19°33′30″E	Cultural: (iii), (iv)	2008

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2019, Slovakia recorded 14 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:

1. Gemer and Abov churches with the medieval wall paintings (1995)
2. Tokaj wine region (2002)
3. Original Meadow - Pasture Sites of Slovakia (2002)
4. The Memorial of Chatam Sófer (2002)
5. Limes Romanus - The Roman antique monuments on the Middle Danube (2002)
6. System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom (2002)
7. The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Košice City (2002)
8. Natural Reserves of Tatras Mountain (2002)
9. Karst Valleys of Slovakia (2002)
10. Natural and Cultural Landscape of Danube Region (2002)
11. Fungal Flora of Bukovské Hills (2002)
12. Geyser in Herlany (2002)
13. Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice – Church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Kopčany (2007)
14. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - extension (2019)